PRIMARY CARE
Nurses (GPNs)
Practice nurses work in GP surgeries where they plan, provide care, treatment and health education to patients of all ages.They are healthcare professionals educated to Master’s Level and have developed the skills and knowledge to allow them to take on expanded roles and scope of practice caring for patients. (HEE)
What's happening
Nurses Training & Opportunities
Save the Date!
The Annual Nurse and Allied Health Professionals Conference will take place on the 2 July 2024 at UCLan.
You can now nominate your colleagues for our Conference Awards! See the flyer here with the nomination form embedded.
Categories include:
Long Service to Primary Care Award
Contribution to Primary Care Award
Impactful Newcomer Award
Apprenticeship Award
Team Award
Apprenticeships
Visit our Apprenticeships page here.
Clinical Supervision
Nurse Clinical Supervision Sessions 2024. Each session will cover a different topic.
See all dates, topics, information and book here.
Continued Professional Development (CPD)
- Visit our CPD page here
- Upcoming CPD training sessions, such as; Core People Management/Managing Culture, Collecting data, Prescribing safety, Project Management, Legal issues and more
Cytology Training
To apply for a place please complete this Application Form and return it to [email protected] who can then inform you of any upcoming dates.
eLearning
You can find information on all available eLearning portals and newly published programmes on our eLearning page.
Independent Prescribing
Visit our IP/NMP page here.
Immunisation and Vaccination Training
Visit our Imms & Vaccs page here.
Book this training on our Events Calendar.
Nurse Forums
Each forum will last 90 minutes and will be hosted over Teams. Each session will include 45 minutes of ICB updates, sharing best practices and an educational speaker
The remaining 45 minutes of the meeting will then be split into place localities and you will have the opportunity to discuss and share relevant place based information, receive training hub updates and other relevnt place based information chaired by a place based lead nurse.
Placements
Visit our Placements page here.
You can also find information for PARE (supervisors) on the Placements page.
The Queens Nursing Institute Educational Grants
The Queens Nursing Institute Educational Grants are available for all nurses who work in community or primary care settings.
Health & Wellbeing
Nurses can access all health and wellbeing champion training, resources and updates on our health and wellbeing page.
Discovering a Career in General Practice Nursing (CNO 002)
Discovering a Career in General Practice Nursing (CNO 002) is a single module available to nurses or nursing associates, either qualified or in training, who are looking for a real kickstart to their career by providing information and insight into the role of a General Practice Nurse (University of Cumbria).
See flyer here.
See full details here: Discovering a Nursing Career UoC
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Resources & Videos
Toolkits
New resource alert!
Welcome to the new home of Teaching and Learning Consultation Skills (TALC Skills) and Healthy English: www.consultationskills.com.
TALC Skills covers all aspects of consulting with a patient, whether you are a GP or another healthcare professional, and aims to make consultations more enjoyable and more efficient.
These valuable free resources can be used independently by anyone who wants to learn or improve their consultation skills – or by educators. TALC Skills is an RCGP award-winner and its popular podcast has already received more than 28,000 downloads.
Healthy English has been developed to help everyone who works with patients become a better user of English. It addresses the language and communication needs of international health and care staff, their trainers and colleagues working in the UK.
Access to both of these resources is free of charge to NHS people and organisations.
Sign up and join hundreds of other colleagues across the country who are using this trending new resource.
Link to FeNo toolkit:
Link to FeNO modules:
The Group clinic Model supporting system change briefing paper. The QNI have over 700 practices average population size 10- 12k patients in England using the model.
These clinical toolkits have been developed in partnership between the RCGP and our funding and delivery partners. The resources have been created for primary healthcare professionals, patients and carers. These toolkits can be used to assist in the delivery of safe and effective care to patients.
The Asthma and Pneumonia toolkits reflect the priorities in respiratory care including identification of risk factors, prevention, detection and diagnosis, medicines optimisation and reducing inappropriate secondary care admissions. They will support Respiratory Clinical Networks and clinical services to understand their priorities to improve patient care and outcomes.
This is a hub for student nurses, midwives and trainee nursing associate (TNA), designed in collaboration with students to help support you in your studies and journey into your healthcare career. Take a look around the hub to find out more about Health Education England (HEE) and what resources are available to help support and advise you.
Careers
Welcome to this careers resource, which has been jointly developed by the Royal College of Nursing and Health Education England to help registered nurses and the nursing support workforce across the UK plan their health careers effectively.
Visit the RCN webpages here to read more.
Find out more about career options on our Health Careers website
Guidance and Governing Body
The professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.
View it online and download on the NMC website.
This competency framework addresses the common core competencies and the wider range of skills, knowledge and behaviours a nurse needs, to be a fully proficient General Practice Nurse (GPN).
It is important to recognise that these competencies may take time to fully develop and consolidate, progress will vary according to working context and the individual.
Find the Framework and further information on the RCGP website.
The role of general practice nurses has evolved to meet changes in both service demand and clinical care. To support these evolving roles, two Frameworks have been developed in partnership with Skills for Health and commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement, as part of the General Practice Nursing Ten Point Plan to develop confidence, capability and capacity for general practice nurses.
Download the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework from the Skills for Health website.
Further Updates
Please find below some resources from our Nurse’s Clinical Supervision session (19th Oct 22)
NHS Knowledge and Library Services has produced a quick reference guide for nurses and midwives, in the community and in GP practice teams. There is support for nurses right through their career, offering support to develop, stay up to date, make decisions and give patients the best care possible.
The tool was developed by a group including representation from diabetes professionals and GPs around England and Wales. Feedback was obtained from diabetes professionals, GPs/APNPs, and the Primary Care Diabetes Society before producing the final version.
Links:
PCN Lead Nurse Forum
Are you a PCN Lead Nurse? Could you represent for your
PCN area at our Lancashire and South Cumbria Wide Collaborative?
We host a Virtual Forum for PCN Lead Nurses/ Representatives.
CNO’s shared professional decision-making council
Council members will have the opportunity to share their own personal learning as well as discuss and debate the relevant professional, clinical and operational matters that are important to them, their colleagues and the people they care for. To apply please complete this form and for more information visit: NHS England » CNO National Shared Professional Decision-Making Council or email [email protected]
GENERAL PRACTICE NURSING DEPARTMENT
Meet Our Team
Corrie Llewellyn
Clinical Quality, Assurance & Governance Lead
Lead for Clinical Training
Kay Turner
Administrator